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Disillusionment with the Church
When Joe and I first came to Vintage21 Church in 2002, there was great hope. As the body grew and the church gained momentum, we felt a part of something larger than ourselves. People gave selflessly of their time and resources. Community was easy, on some levels at least, because it was fun. But as with all relationships, newness wore…
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Caterpillars!
While I’m not interested in the plants in my garden simply being bug food, I do occasionally make an exception for caterpillars, at least the ones that become beautiful butterflies, beauty to be determined by my own subjective assessment. A couple weeks ago, there were several Black Swallowtails floating around the garden, and now there is a whole batch of…
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Signs the Baseboards Need a Cleaning
This moth was hanging out at the front door. Photographing him brought to light that I should probably start vacuuming around the baseboards.
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Sick
So today I called in sick – as in, other that a short trip out to the garden and setting the boys up with sippy cups and the tv, I managed to stay in bed until nap time. Wookie’s seemingly harmless sniffles proved to be a whack with a 2×4 to my head, and I found myself with sniffles, very…
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Wordless Wednesday: Purple Top Turnip
Hey look! It’s another root thing I grew that I likely won’t eat.
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Store Opening!
Over the past couple months, I’ve been tinkering with several online stores and marketplaces. After a year or so on Etsy and not getting any traffic (my fault for not listing and interacting much), I set up a place on Big Cartel only to discover Storenvy a couple days later. Storenvy combines the design capabilities of Big Cartel and the…
